Chile’s lower house of congress is suspending plans to boost a $1,626 gasoline subsidy for each of its members.

Brandon Webb pitched seven shutout innings for his career-high and major league-leading 19th victory Thursday night in the Arizona Diamondbacks’ 4-1 win over the...

Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser have completed the American sweep of the beach volleyball gold medals, beating Brazil in three sets.

I still do not fully understand the logic behind launching Tata Nano, the much touted Rs. 1 lakh car. The entire set of strategies is steered towards Tata’s own...

Today is Friday, Aug. 22, the 235th day of 2008. There are 131 days left in the year.

Barack Obama said Thursday he’s chosen his running mate, but coyly kept all the details to himself as he campaigned with one leading contender and planned a major...

Alex Schwazer of Italy has won the gold medal in the 50 kilometer walk with an Olympic record, beating Australia’s Jared Tallent.

The International Olympic Committee said Friday it had asked gymnastics officials to investigate whether the Chinese women’s gymnastics team that won the gold...

Florida authorities are investigating a threatening letter sent to Gov. Charlie Crist that contained a suspicious but nontoxic white powder.

God Bless America-A Land of Free, a land of opportunities where Huruma-linked is a presidential hopeful: “The Italian version of Vanity Fair has reported that...

Tell us, the UN Security Council, is 18th September, 2008, a lucky day to have the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) closed down forever? Serbia, Kosovo,...

World champion Maris Strombergs of Latvia has won the gold medal in men’s BMX cycling, holding off American stars Mike Day and Donny Robinson for the title.

Anne-Caroline Chausson of France has won the first ever Olympic gold medal for BMX, finishing first in the high-speed eight-rider women’s final.

Internet-based telecommunications provider ShoreTel Inc. on Thursday said it swung to a loss in the fiscal fourth quarter as expenses climbed.

Crews have rescued two teenage boys who were trapped under ice and snow after a snow bridge collapsed on top of them near a mountain summit east of Seattle.

Carlos Delgado singled in the winning run in the ninth inning and tied a career high with five hits Thursday night, sending the New York Mets to a 5-4 victory over the...

Roy Halladay beat the Yankees for the third straight time, Marco Scutaro hit a three-run homer, and the Toronto Blue Jays handed New York its worst loss of the season,...

A Wisconsin woman has been arrested and booked for failing to pay her library fines.

Austin Kearns hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning and the Washington Nationals snapped a 12-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia...

EMPORIA, Va (AP) _ Barack Obama said Thursday he’s chosen his running mate, but coyly kept all the details to himself as he campaigned with one leading contender...